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From: HAMER524@ruby.vcu.edu (Robert M. Hamer)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Answering Machine Messages
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Date: 10 Sep 90 17:36:00 GMT
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>[Moderator's Note: How about this one for a succinct, to-the-point
>announcement:  (text omitted)

Since the day I got my answering machine, its outgoing message has
been: "This is an answering machine.  Please leave your message.
Thank you."